There are several reasons for incorporating joints into concrete slabs. Joints are created to permit concrete placement in separate pours – construction joints. Joints can be used to control cracking of the concrete as it cures and shrinks – contraction (control) joints. Joints can be used to allow for movement as the concrete expands and contracts due to temperature changes by allowing movement at the joint instead of random cracking – expansion joints. Joints can be used to isolate the slab from a wall, column, drainpipe – isolation joints. Construction joints are static and treated with a rigid sealant. Expansion joints are dynamic and treated with a flexible sealant. Contraction joints are static and treated with a rigid sealant. Isolation joints are dynamic and treated with a flexible sealant. It is important to treat each joint in a manner that retains full joint functionality which providing full industrial coating or floor topping functionality. Failure to honor joints with respect to its function before, during, and prior to installation can result in failure of the industrial flooring system at the joint. That’s why Surface Solutions expert team of consultants and installers will work carefully to honor all joints with respect to given to their functionality in order to produce an industrial flooring system that is long lasting.
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